The Brooke Ellison Story (2004)

7.1/10 • 91 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

Rendered a quadriplegic since a child from a near-fatal neck injury, a young girl fights against all odds to succeed in life from grade school to her acceptance into college under the assistance of her loyal and dedicated mother.

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

John Slattery

Lacey Chabert

Vanessa Marano

Young Brooke Ellison

Jenson Goins

Young Kysten Ellison

Devon Gearhart

Young Reed Ellison

Terrence Gibney

Sabah

Ramona Tyler

Bobbi

Bernard Hocke

Neurosurgeon #1

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Neurosurgeon #2

Marco St. John

Literature Professor

Eugenie Bondurant

Michael Arata

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